Namdeb is involved in range of diverse conservation initiatives.      Swartkops nature reserve The Swartkops Hill, an area rich in succulents, was declared a special Namdeb Nature Reserve in 1995. This area may be incorporated into the Orange River reserve at a later stage.
	Brown hyena research Namdeb is sponsoring a research project on the behaviour of the brown hyena by PhD student Ingrid Wiesel. Information from the study - which is focussed in the Elizabeth Bay area - is to be included in the National Carnivore Monitoring Project, run by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Save the rhino Namdeb has contributed financially to the Save the Rhino Trust. These funds contributed to a new research camp and a 4x4 vehicle for the fund's activities in central and northern Namibia. Fish River Canyon clean-ups A clean-up of the Fish River Canyon is held annually by the South African Hiking Federation. When possible, Namdeb provides a helicopter (and pilot) to remove the rubbish collected from the area, which is inaccessible by road. Orange River mouth Ramsar site The Orange River mouth wetland became the first transborder Ramsar site in southern Africa in 1995. Ramsar is an international protection award made to ecologically sensitive areas. The wetland was identified as being of international importance because: It is an example of a rare wetland in its particular biogeographical region It supports an appreciable assemblage of rare, vulnerable or endangered species. Of the 57 wetland bird species recorded, 14 can be considered either to be rare or endangered. The site also supports 33 mammal species (including the Cape clawless otter) and the Namaqua barb, a red data species fish found only in the lower reaches of the Orange river It regularly supports substantial numbers of particular waterfowl, indicative of wetland productivity and diversity It regularly supports 1% of the individuals in a population of one species or subspecies of waterfowl (Cape cormorant, Damara tern, Hartlaub's gull).  Namdeb is represented on the Orange River Mouth Interim Management Committee, which is planning to declare the area a nature reserve in the near future. The Ramsar site status and later nature reserve status does not preclude other activities in the area. The nature reserve will be divided into zones for different uses, such as recreational and conservation areas, and existing infrastructure such as the Namdeb airport, and Oranjemund off-road, golf, yacht and riding clubs.